State prizes types and variations

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STALIN PRIZE

First class

Type 1 - 1948 on the back
Type 2 - 1949
Type 3 - 1950
Type 4 - 1951
Type 5 - 1952

Second class

Type 1 - 1948 on the back
Type 2 - 1949
Type 3 - 1950
Type 4 - 1951
Type 5 - 1952

Third class

Type 1 - 1948 on the back
Type 2 - 1949
Type 3 - 1950
Type 4 - 1951
Type 5 - 1952

STATE PRIZE ( of the CCCP) - replaced the Stalin prize

First class - GOLD MEDAL

Type 1 - Early design (Same desigb as 2nd and 3rd class)
Type 2 - late design
Type 3 - Transitional award - Face of the medal is identical to Type 2, but on the back it is written - state prize of the RSFSR.

Second class - Only one type observed

Third class - Only one type observed